rethink possible. >>> tomorrow will two weeks since hurricane sandy hit the coast. and more than 4800 people were left homeless and are in shelters. the government is helping to pay for temporary housing. 370,000 people applied to the federal emergency management agency for assistance. in the middle of the loss and suffering from sandy there's another part of the story that has received less attention the plight of the animals that became separated from their owners when the big storm hit. officials told residents to evacuate. >> don't leave your pet at home. you don't know when they will get back. they rescued thousands of animals. in new jersey 200 pets are in a temporary shelter run by the humane society of the united states. many animals here are accounted for. since not all evacuation shelters allow pets, it may be sometime before their owners can reclaim them. >> we will reunite you in a second. >> some are waiting patiently. >> daddy missed you so much. my baby boy. >> reporter: others a little less patiently. then there are the four-legged survivors without